Starting from 2nd place Car 88 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the The LiUNA, his 18th win in 121 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 2nd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 19 Chase Briscoe Wix Filters Toyota, started from 23rd place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in six races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 00 Sheldon Creed Ollie’s Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet, started from 4th place. 6th Place Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 1 Connor Zilisch(i) Carolina Carports Chevrolet, started from 17th place. 8th Place Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 11th place followed by 9th place Car 18 William Sawalich Soundgear Toyota, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 place Car 21 Austin Hill 1-800-PACK-RAT Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 13th place. Patrick Staropoli (21st) was the highest finishing rookie. Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 13 points over Jesse Love.
The race had 8 Cautions for 42 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for #1, 51 Crash in turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 15 for #0, 87 Crash in turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 59 for #51 spin frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 119 for #26, 48 Crash in turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 133 for #07, 48 Crash on the frontstretch. 8th Caution on lap 149 for #00, 54 Crash in turn 3.
The race had 16 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; S. Mayer 1-5; S. Creed 6; S. Mayer 7-33; J. Allgaier 34-48; C. Briscoe(i) 49; J. Love 50-56; T. Gray 57; J. Love 58-64; J. Allgaier 65-93; C. Briscoe(i) 94; J. Love 95-104; J. Allgaier 105-108; J. Love 109-120; T. Gray 121-140; C. Day 141-149; B. Jones 150-153; K. Larson(i) 154-200.
Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 14: Sam Mayer, driver of the #41 Audibel Chevrolet, leads the field to start the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series The LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 7, 41, 19, 54, 00, 2, 88, 17, 0, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 19, 54, 2, 88, 00, 17, 1, 21, 9
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race Number 5
Race Results for the The LiUNA – Saturday, March 14, 2026
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 3/14/2026 @ 08:40 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 88 Kyle Larson(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 200 Running
2. 23. Car 19 Chase Briscoe(i) Wix Filters Toyota 200 Running
3. 3. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Ollie’s Chevrolet 200 Running
4. 9. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 4. Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet 200 Running
6. 7. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 200 Running
7. 17. Car 1 Connor Zilisch(i) Carolina Carports Chevrolet 200 Running
8. 11. Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 200 Running
9. 14. Car 18 William Sawalich Soundgear Toyota 200 Running
10. 13. Car 21 Austin Hill 1-800-PACK-RAT Chevrolet 200 Running
11. 18. Car 9 Carson Kvapil WILDE Chevrolet 200 Running
12. 12. Car 99 Parker Retzlaff FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 200 Running
13. 5. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Bali Toyota 200 Running
14. 29. Car 28 Kyle Sieg SynerFuse Chevrolet 200 Running
15. 27. Car 52 Daniel Dye(i) Champion Container Ford 200 Running
16. 32. Car 92 Josh Williams Call811.com Chevrolet 200 Running
17. 24. Car 24 Harrison Burton DEX/Sharp Toyota 200 Running
18. 16. Car 0 Cole Custer(i) Sysco Chevrolet 200 Running
19. 8. Car 32 Rajah Caruth Donut Media Chevrolet 200 Running
20. 26. Car 44 Brennan Poole Macc Door Systems Chevrolet 199 Running
21. 22. Car 48 Patrick Staropoli # Syfovre Chevrolet 199 Running
22. 33. Car 31 Blaine Perkins City Lights Shine Chevrolet 199 Running
23. 38. Car 07 Josh Bilicki Cowboy Pillows Chevrolet 199 Running
24. 10. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Alliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet 199 Running
25. 19. Car 87 Austin Green 3Dimensional.com Chevrolet 199 Running
26. 30. Car 45 Lavar Scott # Urban Affairs Coalition Chevrolet 199 Running
27. 15. Car 27 Jeb Burton Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet 199 Running
28. 37. Car 91 Mason Maggio Success Unlocked Chevrolet 199 Running
29. 36. Car 55 Joey Gase Nevada Donor Network Chevrolet 199 Running
30. 35. Car 02 Ryan Ellis Tablo TV Chevrolet 198 Running
31. 25. Car 26 Dean Thompson MCM Transportation Toyota 198 Running
32. 34. Car 42 Nathan Byrd Randco Chevrolet 198 Running
33. 20. Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps/SA Recycling Chevrolet 197 Running
34. 31. Car 96 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 197 Running
35. 1. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Chevrolet 196 Running
36. 28. Car 5 Chandler Smith(i) Victory Custom Trailers Ford 184 Ignition
37. 6. Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota 148 Accident
38. 21. Car 25 Nick Sanchez Paynuity/Travel Curious Ford 141 Fuel Pump
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag to start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: Nos. 31, 48, 96 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (3) 30 Myatt Snider, 35 Chad Finchum, 74 Dawson Cram. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 34 Mins, 5 Secs. Average Speed: 116.82 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.557 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 41 lap 8/30.549. Caution Flags: 8 for 42 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 21, 2026 – Darlington Raceway
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